Parts, Repair and Upgrades
If you're repairing, upgrading or otherwise modifying your bass - or maybe building a custom project - we have a variety of useful parts. Quality German-made tuning machines, real ebony fingerboards and tailpieces, steel and carbon fiber endpins, maple necks, spruce soundposts, quality bridges... even cool add-on "Kay" and "Engelhardt" logos for your tailpiece!
You might also check out our books section for some great "how-to" books on setup/repair and bass building.
Not finding what you're looking for? You can always email or call us with questions. Just because something is not on the site doesn't necessarily mean we can't get it for you.
- Double Bass Bridges
- Tuning Machines, Range Extenders
- Necks, Fingerboards
- Nuts, Saddles
- Tailpieces, Tailpiece Cable
- Endpins
- Hardware Screws and Feet
- Soundposts, Setter Tools
- Luthiery Tools
- Logos, Badging
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Hipshot USA Ultralite Tuning Machines for NXT and WAV Electric Upright Basses
Hipshot
only $129.00The perfect UPGRADE for your NS Design WAV4 or NXT Electric Upright Bass For years, we fielded requests for a more robust, accurate tuning machine set for the NXT and WAV4 basses. The basses come with reasonably capable lower-cost tuning machines, but...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Kay and Engelhardt Upright Bass Replacement Volute (Scroll) PAIR
Custom-Manufactured
only $35.00Kay and Engelhardt bass necks are made in bulk runs and do not feature hand-carved scrolls on their pegboxes. Instead, a wooden "applique" is applied to each side, which simulates a carved scroll. They've pretty much always been done this way, from the...- Small Accessory:
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Replacement/Upgrade Thumbscrew - Tightener for Endpin Collar (fits Kay/Engelhardt)
only $7.00I often hear from folks who have the most common Kay or Engelhardt with the factory endpin - that big ½" plain steel job with the straight-fit collar. A common complaint with those, especially from players who don't extend the endpin very far...- Small Accessory:
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Fixed/Solid Bridges for Double Bass (Multiple Sizes Available)
only $62.50We have here the most common 3/4 size, as well as versions for 1/4, 1/2, 7/8 and 4/4 size basses. These fine quality "fixed" bridges are made of a high grade of instrument-quality maple, which can be observed in the photo above. Ready to be cut, shaped...- FREE SHIPPING:
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The Handy Double Bassist: Maintenance, Adjustments and Minor Repairs for the Non-Luthier - by Arnold E. Schnitzer
A. Schnitzer
only $35.00The Handy Double Bassist: Maintenance, Adjustments and Minor Repairs for the Non-Luthier by Arnold E. Schnitzer Many bassists perform minor adjustments and repairs as they maintain their instruments. Developing those skills and the confidence to diagnose...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Screw-On Rubber Endpin Ball (10mm-1.5 threads)
New Harmony
only $24.00If you have an endpin with a threaded tip, this is a replacement for your original rubber cap (that might have been lost, worn out, damaged, or otherwise rendered unusable or ineffective.) This little sphere - about 1.5" in diameter - is the cure to...- Small Accessory:
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Heavy Duty Upright Bass (tip, cover) for 12mm Endpin Shaft (non-threaded)
Weidler
only $10.00This endpin tip is sized to fit 12mm endpins. It is a slip-on tip, made of dense, long-lasting rubber, and will fit tips that have threaded ends (like the one pictured above) as well as non-threaded ones. It has a metal insert in the bottom to keep the...- Small Accessory:
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Ebony Upright Bass Tailpieces (4-string, 5-string, Compensated)
only $62.00We've added some new options to our beautiful ebony tailpieces, which have always been a worthy upgrade or replacement for any upright bass. They have a uniform black color and are finished and ready for installation; no sanding or staining is required...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Upright Bass Sound Post Setter Tool
only $49.50This top quality bass soundpost setter is the tool for both inserting and adjusting your soundpost. Over 16" long, it is the preferred standard amongst luthiers. Simple and effective; you use the sharp point to "stab" the soundpost and place it into...- Small Accessory:
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Chuck Traeger's String Instrument Setups - 10 Setups
HS Publisher
only $23.00Includes 10 Setups That Will Make Your Instrument Louder, Better, and Easier to Playby Chuck Traeger, with a "seven-word" by Ron Carter Chuck Traeger was a well-known player, recording artist, and bass luthier for many years in New York, and...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Hipshot FreeRange Xtender - Upright Bass String Drop-tuner
Hipshot
only $168.00Wickedly Clever!Hipshot originally made their name creating innovative replacement de-tuning keys for electric bass and guitar. They're now a premier manufacturer of those, as well as excellent "standard" tuning machines and other useful hardware...- FREE SHIPPING:
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Carbon Fiber Replacement Endpin Assembly for Upright Bass
only $84.00Carbon Fiber Upright Bass ENDPINWhy make an endpin of carbon fiber? CF has a high strength-to-weight ratio, while having a much lower density than steel. So this high-quality endpin assembly weighs only 248-250 grams (about 8.8 oz.) and has the strength...- FREE SHIPPING:
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only $84.00